The Commission proposed in two Regulations on Wednesday 27 April to lift the visa requirement for nationals of Qatar and Kuwait, who will be able to travel to the EU with only a biometric passport for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
This proposal comes after the Commission “assessed a variety of criteria relating, inter alia, to illegal immigration, public policy and security, economic benefit, and the Union’s external relations with the relevant third...